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71. Got distracted by a lot of spoken truth.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #70)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 05:08 PM

Nov 2020

Even if he does get fired, which is what I expect will happen, he will land on his feet in another police precinct.

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Joe Bennett stopped to film Jeffersontown Police as they surrounded a car. [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

ACAB. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #1

Well, Joe just made a good paycheck. ret5hd Nov 2020 #2

Said bystander pointed him out. Cops were talking to each other, not a bystander. LizBeth Nov 2020 #3

They're just trying to CYA Nevilledog Nov 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Nov 2020 #5

Are you seriously defending the cops here? Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #7

Nope. N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #11

Well I guess you aren't now. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #12

Neither was I then. lapucelle Nov 2020 #13

If you say so. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #14

I do. lapucelle Nov 2020 #16

Check fraud is not a violent crime Bettie Nov 2020 #17

That puts you on the record as having the opinion that five squad cars is an excessive lapucelle Nov 2020 #18

Yes Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #19

That puts you on the record as having the opinion that any person with a shred of common sense lapucelle Nov 2020 #21

Yes it is excessive Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #22

So is the argument that police resources should be conserved when investigating white collar crime? lapucelle Nov 2020 #38

No the argument is Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #45

Are you a law enforcement officer, or aspiring to be one? panader0 Nov 2020 #51

Nope. N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #54

It's hard to keep up with DU's options of the cops. cwydro Nov 2020 #20

When I was a dispatcher xmas74 Nov 2020 #23

I guess the next questions would be lapucelle Nov 2020 #30

No next question. xmas74 Nov 2020 #33

You informed me of your judgement call when you were a dispatcher lapucelle Nov 2020 #39

Nothing BGBD Nov 2020 #48

Nothing BGBD Nov 2020 #50

Your contention is that the only central question is if filming the police in public lapucelle Nov 2020 #53

He was filming the police Bettie Nov 2020 #26

+1, especially to go over and punch the guy. Too many people accept the unprofessionalism of LEO in uponit7771 Nov 2020 #29

According to the local CBS affiliate news report lapucelle Nov 2020 #34

Yep, punched that guy multiple times. Leo should be charged with assault at least cause who in their uponit7771 Nov 2020 #35

Where did you read/hear that they punched the guy multiple times? N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #40

The tweet in the link, a lot more credible than criminal LEOs uponit7771 Nov 2020 #57

That's not what the tweet in the link says. N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #58

"Then one of the officers walked across the parking lot and punched him." uponit7771 Nov 2020 #59

"Punched that guy multiple times" is not in the tweet. lapucelle Nov 2020 #60

Cause needlessly detaining then punching the person just once makes their actions better? The ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #61

Facts are our friends. lapucelle Nov 2020 #62

Elevating minutia is a form of deflection and sense criminal cops like these can't be trusted I'd .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #66

That's not what the the local CBS news affiliate reported. Where did you read/hear that? N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #42

The LEO's actions were at minimum assault seeing none of them are denying they punched Bennet. Too uponit7771 Nov 2020 #31

Why delete then??? USALiberal Nov 2020 #72

The post was an excerpt from Spectrum News 1 that consisted of two direct quotes from Mr. Bennett. lapucelle Nov 2020 #73

I guess if he was black, they would have shot him Bayard Nov 2020 #6

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2020 #36

I guess they needed the extra police PatSeg Nov 2020 #8

I used to dispatch. xmas74 Nov 2020 #24

I think that PatSeg Nov 2020 #37

At the time of Eric Garner's death, local news reported that it was the NYPD Chief of the Department lapucelle Nov 2020 #43

Okay, that's pathetic PatSeg Nov 2020 #44

Not only did so many cops show up, the precinct sergeant was at the scene as a supervising officer. lapucelle Nov 2020 #56

A loss of 20 vacation days? PatSeg Nov 2020 #63

The Garner family was furious with that outcome, and rightfully so. N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #65

Yes, it is heartbreaking PatSeg Nov 2020 #67

Two weeks ago I went to the corner store by my house before work. Dustlawyer Nov 2020 #9

+1, and I bet good money the person what white. Anyone of color would've been shot for having a gun uponit7771 Nov 2020 #32

And 12 year old Tamir Rice PatSeg Nov 2020 #46

You should go to a reporter at trusted local news source and blow the whistle on the story. N/T lapucelle Nov 2020 #41

That cop just lost his job. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #10

Good MustLoveBeagles Nov 2020 #15

He'll have a glowing recommendation xmas74 Nov 2020 #25

I agree with you. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #27

but will be rehired in the next MAGA PD district, this is the issue we have with policing in America uponit7771 Nov 2020 #28

You have a link for that? Renew Deal Nov 2020 #64

No sir. I didn't state it as a fact. I stated it as a forgone conclusion. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #69

I get what you mean but... Renew Deal Nov 2020 #70

Got distracted by a lot of spoken truth. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #71

There ought to be a national violent cop registry just as we have sex offender registries. hunter Nov 2020 #47

I think the violent cop registry is an excellent idea DFW Nov 2020 #49

THIS !!! uponit7771 Nov 2020 #55

How many lawyers have lined up outside Joe Bennett's house offering to represent him in the lawsuit? Vinca Nov 2020 #52

Many cops are unqualified thin-skinned crybabies radius777 Nov 2020 #68